The Delta independent., 1887-03-01

the Methodist church in Salida.
The Catholic Fair held at Silver
| Plume last week netted nearly q, eco.
Stray buffaloes are still occasionally
seen in the eastern part of the State.
Washington's birthday was very gen
orally celebrated throughout the State.
Three boys were crushed to death in
a coal mine at FL Moro few days ago.
Railroad contractors are cutting 3d.
600 ties from Buffalo Mountain near Dillon.
The Anti-Royalty bill has passed the
House and the farmers are supposed to be
happy.
| 1t is reported that Ex-Governor Grant
has been offered to place on the Inter
State Commerce Commission.
| The receipts at the Denver mint from
February ! to "A last year were SIS, 1851.
This year they were sl2s, l25.1O.
| The Governor has vetoed the coyote
bounty bill. He thinks the State cannot af-
ford the expense It would involve.
John w. jenkins, who was at one
time Lieutenant-Governoro of the State, died
at his home in Denver last week.
Hay in the Eagle and Grand river
valley is now worth sa5 per ton, and is ex-
pected 10 jump up to $50 by spring.
A concert given for the benefit
Of the Public Library Association of Monte
Vista, on Tuesday night, netted $50.
Grand Junction people are very anx-
ious for Touring mill and offer strong in
ducements TO the man who will build one.
Refs, the Aspen murderer, has been
| found guilty of murder in the second de-
gree and sentenced to the penitentiary for
life.
The new Presbyterian church build
ing at Fort Morgan. which was nearly COM
pleted, was demolished by the wind last
week.
The Prohibitionists of Denver have
nominated candidates for the various city
offices. T.. b. Light is their candidate for
Mayor.
A factory for the manufacture of
window-pane glass. which will give en-
| ployment 10 l3o men. is being erected at
| Denver.
The .'Silverton SHOWS" is the name
OF an amateur Minstrel club which helps TO
make pleasant the long winter evenings in
the San Juan.
The Denver real estate boom shows
| no sign of letting up and houses 10 rent are
~ L..
cant one in the city.
A Mr.. Whelan, of Silver Cliff. claims
to know the whereabouts fthe old city safe
| Of Denver which was washed away by a
flood many years ago.
Leadville was badly agitated the
other day over a reported case of smallpox,
which, however, turned out to be scarlet
| fever and measles combined.
Residents on the Eagle and Grand.
near their confluence, are taking up timber
claims on the Carbonate mesa, where the
finest body timber in the State is said TO
stand.
The rumorcd sale of the Denver.
Texas Il Gulf RAILROAD to the Fort Worth Il
ptHNtI l.aliluau CphiHthN Is 'tuiii Htu.
is said that the gap between the two will be
closed at once.
The annual race of the Gunnison
County Snow Shoe Club was run at Crested
Butte on the end. There were ten con-
estants for the prizes and the winners weret
+. A. Boughton, Edward Barthel and Fred
johnson.
The annual reunion of the Boulder
County Pioneer Association was held ae
Boulder on the I'D, and an address was
made by Ex-Governor Eaton, in which he
eloquently reviewed the pgosress made BY
the State since 1852 -
George b. Musselman. a. young man,
about a5 years old, who lived few miles
from Hyde. started 10 oyisit one of his neigh
bors during the late blizzard and nothing
has been Seen or heard of him since 1t
seems almost certain that he pershed in
the storm.
A travelling man for Pittsburg hard
wane house has taken orders during the past
two days in Aspen for $40, 900 worth of hard
ware. That don't look as though Aspen
merchants were contemplating very hard
times when the flowers bloom in the spring.
Aspen Times.
A small force of Union Pacific mon
are at work in the canon, above Glenwood
Springs, but II is believed an understand
ing has been arrived at between the Bur
lington and the Union Pacific whereby they
will use one track, and hold the right of
way against other lines. i
Tho great Hagerman tunnel is now
in distance ef LOO feet A new.compresser
has just been started and four moro drills
have been put In operation. The contract
ors say that the work will he finished by tho
middle of May. There will be great blow
out at Douglas City in celebration of the
completion Of the tunnel.
The Rio (;rande commenced work in
earnest last week on the western end of